Welcome to the online diary of a Central Oregon Grandmother (me) who is busy celebrating the positive portions of her everyday life ... along with her best friend husband (Cary). It is quite an eclectic diary and I try to do my best to incorporate a little bit of history into many of my posts. Your visit to our piece of American Pie is greatly appreciated. This chatty Kathy posts frequently, so coming back to visit often is highly encouraged.

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Sunday, August 31, 2014

Pioneer Village at Collier State Park, Chiloquin OR:

The Collier Logging Museum is located on Hwy 97 near Chiloquin, Oregon. It is a huge outdoor display showing the living history of logging in Oregon. It is free (though they do accept donations) and is well worth the stop. The kids will love it! We didn't stay that long, and though I took a lot of pictures, I missed some displays on the back side.

Nestled up along side of Spring Creek, there is a Pioneer Village. Log cabins and buildings have been relocated to this spot from other areas in Oregon. Folks have worked so hard on this, and I love this sort of thing so I took a lot of photos. The buildings were locked and were dark inside, so I didn't know what the camera was going to pick up as I put the camera up to the windows.

Here is the village. You can enlarge the pictures by clicking on them so that the plaques are easier to read.

If you enjoyed this post, you might also like to check out this post that I did several years ago: Ft. Rock Village Museum Post. It is of the museum at Ft. Rock, where they also brought in old buildings from Oregon and set up a little town.

Nice post Kathy. Can you imagine living in a cabin little bigger than say my living room and dining? Especially without windows. The doctors office looks like a place I would look forward too. lol All I could think of was what it was like going to get teeth pulled back then. Uhgg...

Oh, great pics and interesting stuff. Have you, by any chance, read Janet Oakley's Tree Soldier? She writes historical fiction and a couple of her (award winners) are set in the logging camps in Washington and Oregon during the depression. She travels and does historical talks, too--I really think you'd like her. (she is one of my ABNA friends and a very nice woman)

Hi, Kathy,Thanks for visiting my blog! I find yours very interesting and we have a lot of the same interests, I see from yours. I'd love to be able to paint like you, my attempts are rather pathetic. I'm more like a Grandma Moses. Ha. Many good regards to you. :)Ruby Young aka "Blabbin' Grammy"

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Welcome to "Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy" My name is Kathy Matthews and I live in Central Oregon with my best friend husband, Cary. I am a fifth generation Oregonian who loves to take pictures, write, create, and go places with Cary. My main blog, Oregon Gifts, is an online journal, where I try my best to celebrate the positive portions of everyday life. My other blogs are off-shoots into my particular interest areas. Please enjoy your visit, and leave a comment if you feel led. If you would like to email me, here is my email address: oregongiftsofcomfortandjoy@
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Most of the photos on these websites were taken by me. Others are from my friends and family's FB pages. Enjoy them, but please do not claim them as your own or use/copy them. Thanks! All rights reserved on the contents of this website. Created by Kathy Matthews of Central Oregon, November 2008.